Letter to the editor: We should all be impeached

The greatest danger facing this wonderful country of ours is our national debt which hovers somewhere over $21 trillion. The greatest danger to our nation is not Russia, China, Iran, the Middle East.

The greatest danger we face is our inability to address this massive debt. When is the last time you heard or read any serious discussion on the subject? I recently asked Rep. Jeff Duncan at a gathering of veterans “What is the U.S. Congress doing to address this issue?” His response was “Absolutely nothing”.

The interest, just the interest, we pay annually to service this debt is $310 billion. Daily this amounts to $880 million. And hourly over $36 million. Do I have your attention yet?

Don’t get me wrong. A national debt is a useful tool for getting things done. This is how we built the Panama Canal. This is how we got through World War II. This is how we got the interstate highway system. This is how we supported the space program and put a man on the moon. Through all this we kept the debt under control. But then starting in 1980, the debt has ballooned to our current destructive amount.

It has soared during Republican and Democratic administrations. This is insane! This is gross incompetence.

According to the U.S. Constitution, Article 1, Section 7, it is the U.S House of Representatives that controls the purse strings for the nation. Therefore, I believe the U.S House of Representatives is derelict in their duties.

The entire House of Representatives should be impeached for Dereliction of Duty. Article 1, Section 2 of the US Constitution states that impeachment proceedings are initiated in the House of Representatives.

I bet our founding fathers didn’t see this one coming! Can you envision the house initiating impeachment proceedings against itself?

But you want to know the final irony? Most of this over-the-top massive debt accumulated in the last 38 years. During my lifetime. And during your lifetime.

How did we allow this to happen? I’m embarrassed, ashamed, and mad. As we all should be. So the bottom line is we should all be impeached.